Australian skipper Pat Cummins and pacer Josh Hazlewood are set to miss the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy due to injuries. Things are slowly getting worse for Aussies as after injury to Mitchell Marsh and shock retirement of Marcus Stoinis,

Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have been added to Australia's growing injury list, and the team will be without the pair for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday.

Australia have been dealt a severe blow as the star bowling duo has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Australia captain Pat Cummins was ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy along with pacer Josh Hazlewood, Cricket Australia announced on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Stoinis, who was named in the country's Champions Trophy squad, announced his retirement from the 50-over international game to "fully focus on the next chapter" of his career, creating a fresh selection headache for the side that had been dealing with injuries to key players.

One or more of Abbott, Spencer Johnson and Dwarshuis, who are part of the ODIs in Sri Lanka, could make the Champions Trophy squad

Australia's preparations for the 2025 Champions Trophy have been dealt another significant blow with the confirmation that skipper Pat Cummins and fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will not feature in the tournament.

Australia captain Pat Cummins is "hugely unlikely" for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald said Wednesday. "Pat Cummins hasn't been able to resume any type of bowling so he's heavily unlikely,